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381. Papyrus 337

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 337
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. II 337, TM 11717)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging that Stotoetis, son of Satabous, paid 6 drachmas and 4 obols with surcharges through Dioscorus and the other tax collectors of Soknopaiou Nesos on account of the tax for the maintenance of embankments.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
18 August 168
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, square-shaped, darker in the upper part, complete but damaged in the lower portion. Writing runs across the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and consists of 7 lines; margins are extant, with minimal margin to the right and the blank space at the bottom measuring c. 6 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

382. Papyrus 480

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 480
Title:
Private Letter (P.Lond. II 480, TM 33211)
Scope & Content:
A letter from Sabine to Clematis, whom she calls her brother, on some urgent money matter: Sabine has sent a third person to Clematis, who is asked to give one solidus as it is greatly needed.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, nearly perfect, but damaged at the top and along the left edge. Writing runs along the fibres on one side, the back being blank. The text is complete and all margins are extant and minimal, with the exception of the blank space at the bottom, which measures approximately 100 mm. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

383. Papyrus 843

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 843
Title:
Census Return (P.Lond. III 843, TM 11796)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a census declaration by a man whose name is lost, aged 41, who registers himself, his wife, aged 35, and their two daughters, aged 12 and 8; with official docket at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
13 January 161
Extent:
Lower portion of a papyrus sheet, with some surface damage; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 13 lines along the fibres from the foot of a column; left and lower margins are extant; no margin was left on the right. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

384. Papyrus 900

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 900
Title:
Official Register (P.Lond. III 900, TM 11805)
Scope & Content:
Portion of a register recording amounts of wheat and other produce (lentils, beans, barley) collected by the directors of the granary (sitologoi) over a period of six months (Epeiph-Tybi). On the back there are portions of unpublished accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
95-96
Extent:

Portion of a papyrus roll, broken off to the left and right, imperfect at the top and with surface damage throughout; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are three columns running along the fibres, almost complete; the back bears three irregular columns, running across the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

385. Papyrus 1083

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1083
Title:
Tax Receipt (P.Lond. III 1083, TM 38294)
Scope & Content:
Receipt acknowledging a money payment made by Petrus, of Hermopolis, on account of public taxes for the tenth indiction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, medium-brown, with darker patches; complete but damaged along the left edge, with minor abrasion and few small holes at the top; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 4 lines running against the fibres, complete; margins are extant. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

386. Papyrus 1674

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1674
Title:
Lease of Land (SB XVIII 13587, TM 18395)
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a contract for a lease of land for a period of two years, the lessee being a farmer from a Hermopolite village, and the lessor being from Hermopolis. The tenant has the right to sow whatever crops he chooses. The rent is 19 carats.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
556-557
Extent:

Upper right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, with a few holes; written on one side along the fibres. The ends of 12 lines from a top of a column survive; the back is blank. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

387. Papyrus 2971

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 2971
Title:
Priestly Annals (P.Hib. II 199, TM 2832)
Scope & Content:
Portion of priestly annals from mummy cartonnage, covering at least three years. The other three fragments are unpublished. The papyrus attests that the cult of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister Arsinoe was established when Arsinoe was still alive.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
270-250 BC
Extent:
Four papyrus fragments of varying size from mummy cartonnage; with some plaster residue in places; written on one side. The largest fragment at the top right preserves portions of two columns running along the fibres; of the first, only the ends of few lines remains; the second is better preserved, although it is covered with plaster residue; the beginnings of 22 lines survive. The upper left fragment preserves a few words from three lines; the lower left fragment displays surface damage and bears traces of a few lines; the lower right fragment only bears a small trace of ink. The fragments are housed in a glass frame.

388. Papyrus 3020

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 3020
Title:
Official Letter (P.Hib. II 256, TM 5214)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of an official letter with the order to supply bread to some individuals so that they may not die of hunger. The date follows.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
17 November 249 BC
Extent:

Lower right corner of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, extracted from mummy cartonnage, written on one side along the fibres the back being blank. On the front, there are the ends of 6 lines; of the first line, only a few traces are visible. Lower and right margins survive. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

389. Papyrus 393

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 393
Title:
Receipt (P.Lond. II 393, TM 37005)
Scope & Content:
A receipt acknowledging that Callinicus has received the payment of 16 ¼ carats from Ioannes, official weigher (zygostates); with docket on the back, one line being written in the reverse direction.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:

Slip of papyrus, with some loss of fibres on the back, written on both sides, across the fibres on the front and along them on the back. The front bears 4 lines, complete; margins are minimal, with the exception of the lower margin, which measures c. 30 mm. The back bears two lines, one written the other way up. The papyrus is mounted in a glass case.

390. Papyrus 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 436
Title:
Two ‘Penthemeros’-Certificates (SB XX 14968, TM 14909-14910)
Scope & Content:
Two 'penthemeros' (five-day)-certificates issued for the requisite five-day work on the dykes to members of the same family. Column 1: Certificate issued to Petesuchus, son of Dicranes and Tanetbes, for the five-day work performed at the canal of Hephaistion. With subscriptions at the end. Col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4 July-10 August 69
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, written on one side along the fibres, the back being blank. The sheet is complete, although the surface is abraded in places and there are a few holes throughout. All margins are extant and the texts are complete. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass case.

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